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UK help needed: stair-rods

Posted by Shae on December 02, 2003

In Reply to: UK help needed: stair-rods posted by pdianek on December 02, 2003

: From the Guardian: "And so, while the rain may have been battering down in stair-rods yesterday from sodden skies, every eye in Redcar remained determinedly, defiantly dry." Likely raining cats and dogs, okay, but stair-rods? What are those, and what is their connection to rain? Thanks!

Will Irish help do? ;) Stair-rods are thin rods used on carpeted stairs. They are anchored over the carpet at the bottom of each riser to keep the carpet in place. The term is used figuratively to describe a deluge of large raindrops falling vertically.

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